McCarthy Short on Votes to Become House Speaker as Leadership Election Nears

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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has begged countless lawmakers — and offered extraordinary concessions, including allowing members to easily fire him at any time — to secure the votes for speaker.

Why it matters: Republicans will take control of the House as the 118th Congress begins on Tuesday, but McCarthy still does not have the votes he needs to become to become speaker as a handful of lawmakers have vowed to oppose him.

  • McCarthy unveiled a package of rules changes on Sunday for the incoming Congress in an attempt to win over Republican holdouts to his bid for speaker of the House, Punchbowl News reported.
  • The rule changes amount to concessions to conservatives, who previously demanded similar changes.

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